Better Transport

Let's play Transport Trumps in the North East.

Problem: There’s a lot of traffic in Durham
Northern Relief Road, Durham Road solution: Durham County Council wants to build a new road through the centre of Durham. The road would pass through ancient woodland, plough through the Green Belt and along a valley designated as being of high landscape value and then through the conservation area of this cathedral city.	Traffic reduction Traffic-cutting solution: Local people are pushing for a programme of changes to help reduce traffic. They are proposing better public transport services and information, car share schemes, investment in walking and cycling and park-and-ride options. Their proposals would reduce CO2 and cut pollution and congestion. Contact us if you can trump this solution
**Result: Traffic-cutting solution trumps road solution!**

Do you know of other proposed road schemes in the North East that could be trumped? If so, we want to hear about them!

In the real world of Transport Trumps, transport schemes are assessed through a cost-benefit analysis. We think the analysis is flawed because roads always come out as Top Trumps.

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